Central America
El Salvador: The adherence to biosafety protocols in public transport gets highlighted
The Salvadoran government highlighted the fact that people continue to abide by the biosecurity protocols. This helps to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases. Yesterday, state officials verified that measures were followed. Among them, the mandatory use of masks, alcohol-based hand sanitizers and physical distancing in public transport. They carried out checks at several access points of the capital and its periphery.
Mauricio Arriaza Chica, Director of the National Police, said that this “was an inter-institutional work, in conjunction with the Salvadoran people.” “We guide people on how to comply with biosecurity measures, so they do not become infected with this deadly disease,” he stressed.
President Bukele announced through his social networks that it has been 21 days since the economic reopening and there has not been a significant increase in detected cases. He said that “This was the direct effect of the massive use of masks,” according to epidemiologists from the Ministry of Health. Wearing face masks has been one of the sanitary measures implemented by the Salvadoran government.
Central America
Guatemala’s Legal Chief Shot Dead in Parking Lot: Investigation Underway

The legal chief of the Guatemalan Congress, Hansel Szaraeta, was killed on Saturday in a targeted shooting at a luxury shopping mall parking lot in the capital of the Central American country.
Szaraeta, 35, was found dead this morning next to his vehicle in one of the parking lots of the Cayalá shopping center, located in an exclusive area of Guatemala City, according to the National Civil Police.
According to the preliminary investigation by the Public Ministry (Prosecutor’s Office), the congressional employee was about to leave in his vehicle when an unidentified person shot him in the chest, causing his death. At the scene, 11 gun shells were found.
The President of Congress, Nery Ramos, expressed his condolences for the murder of the legal chief of the organization he leads through a statement posted on his official X account. The Prosecutor’s Office told EFE that the first investigative steps included reviewing the parking lot security cameras and taking testimonies from people who were present at the scene.
In the first two months of 2025, the Guatemalan National Civil Police registered 504 homicides, representing a 31% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
Central America
Panama’s former president Martinelli claims political enemies tried to kill him

Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli claimed on Friday that his political enemies intended to kill him once he departed for Nicaragua. Martinelli has been sheltering in Nicaragua’s embassy in Panama City for over a year to evade a money laundering conviction.
“They wanted to kill me,” Martinelli stated in a social media post, without specifying who he was referring to. His remarks came after the safe-conduct pass granted by the Panamanian government for his travel to Managua expired at midnight on Thursday.
In a statement, Panama’s Foreign Ministry announced that the permit had expired without Nicaragua officially agreeing to receive the former president. According to Martinelli, Nicaraguan authorities reconsidered the transfer, suspecting it was an “ambush” or a “trap.”
“It was a vile trap they were trying to set up. On one hand, they pretended to offer me a way out, but on the other, they wanted to ruin me by inventing all sorts of accusations,” Martinelli added, thanking Nicaragua and confirming that he will remain in asylum.
Central America
Guatemalan police officer killed in mob riots over baby kidnapping

A police officer was killed during riots provoked by an enraged mob in a Guatemalan town following the kidnapping of a baby, the government reported on Wednesday.
The incidents began on Tuesday night and continued into the early hours of Wednesday in the town of San Vicente Pacaya, about 25 km south of the capital, according to Minister of the Interior Francisco Jiménez.
“There was an incident in San Vicente Pacaya where, unfortunately, a police officer died after being struck in the head with a stone. He passed away this morning,” Jiménez said in a press conference.
He explained that the unrest erupted following the arrest of two suspects in connection with the kidnapping of “a baby just a few months old,” including a woman with a criminal record.
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